Last April 18 2015 LTB Philippines Chefs Association in cooperation with Sociedad Espaĺola de Beneficencia (SEB) prepared a 11 foot diameter Paella Mixta at the Greenbelt 3 Park for the benefit of the charity programs of SEB. LTB Chefs led by Mikel Arriet (Punta Fuego Beach Club) a native of San Sebastian Spain together with Filipino chefs Fernando Aracama (Aracama Filipino Cuisine) J. Gamboa (Cirkulo Restaurant) Carlo Miguel (Draft and 71 Gramercy) James Antolin (Pastry Alliance of the Philippines) Jerome Valencia (Tambai Yakitori Snack House) Sito Senn (The Country Club) and Gilbert Pangilinan (Cerveseria and Kai) used firewood and charcoal to cook the 100 kg of rice together with over 300 kg of chorizo sausages chicken prawns mussels and vegetables to make the delicious Paella Gigante for a crowd of over 700 people. The Philippine Young Chefs Club (PYCC) assisted the LTB chefs is serving the guests which included Ambassador to Spain Mr. Luis Calvo and various officials from the Department of Tourism and Madrid Fusion Manila. Special thanks to all our sponsors for generously providing the ingredients for the biggest paella in the Philippines: Espa-Fil Mt. Fuji Rice Golden Acres Mida Foods ESV Alternatives Foods Corp. and Terry's.
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http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/190606/top-chefs-to-cook-10-foot-wide-paella
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/largest-paella-in-the-phl-served-at-greenbelt-3/
http://www.manilatimes.net/giant-paella-at-flavors-of-the-philippines/176301/
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